Red-breasted Blackbird

Sturnella militaris

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusSturnella (Yellow-breasted Meadowlarks)
SpeciesSturnella militaris (Red-breasted Blackbird)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

4 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026

2,925 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-breasted Blackbird

The red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It was formerly named red-breasted blackbird but is not closely related to the red-winged blackbird group. The red-breasted meadowlark was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the buntings in the genus Emberiza and coined the binomial name Emberiza militaris. Linnaeus cited his own catalogue of the cabinet of curiosities belonging to the king of Sweden, Adolf Frederick, as well as the description and illustration of the "Greater Bull-Finch" by the English naturalist George Edwards's that had been published in 1747. Neither Edwards nor Linnaeus knew the origin of their specimens but in 1902 the German ornithologists Hans von Berlepsch and Ernst Hartert designated type locality as Suriname. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

The red-breasted meadowlark is a small icterid, 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighing 40–48 g (1.4–1.7 oz). Males are larger than females. The male has mainly black plumage, apart from a bright red throat, belly and wing... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Cacicus cela

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Psarocolius angustifrons

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Psarocolius decumanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Molothrus oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Icterus icterus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gymnomystax mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psarocolius viridis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cacicus solitarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Molothrus bonariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Icterus cayanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psarocolius bifasciatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Psarocolius oseryi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
2	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
3	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
16	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
21	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
23	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
24	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
26	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
27	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
28	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Red-breasted Blackbird

About the Red-breasted Blackbird

Recent sightings of Red-breasted Blackbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Russet-backed Oropendola

Crested Oropendola

Giant Cowbird

Orange-backed Oriole

Oriole Blackbird

Green Oropendola

Solitary Black Cacique

Shiny Cowbird

Epaulet Oriole

Olive Oropendola

Casqued Cacique

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found